Woman That Never Evolved - Hardcover

Hrdy, Sarah Blaffer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674955404 ISBN 13: 9780674955400

Verlag: Harvard University Press, 1981

Inhaltsangabe

Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-worn and sun-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 256 pages; Description: ix, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Primates - Evolution - Feminism.

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Reseña del editor

Hailed as a ground-breaking synthesis of feminism and evolutionary theory when first published, The Woman That Never Evolved is a bold and refreshing answer to contemporary versions of social Darwinism that shoehorn female nature into narrow stereotypes. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, a leader in modern primatology, argues that evolutionary theorists' emphasis on sexual competition among males for access to females overlooks selection pressures on females themselves. In a vivid account of what female primates themselves actually do to secure their own reproductive advantage, she demolishes myths about sexually passive, "coy" compliant, exclusively nurturing females. Her lucid and compelling account of the great range of behaviors in many species of primates, in many circumstances, expands the concept of female nature to include the full range of selection pressures on females, and reminds us of the true complexity and dynamism of the evolutionary story.

Biografía del autor

Sarah Blaffer Hrdy is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at University of California-Davis.

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• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0674955404
• ISBN 13: 9780674955400
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248